Conan: I'm Really Not Tokyo Ghost Story

"Are you kidding me?"

Kogoro Mouri scoffed, "These oddballs... cough, anyway, a bunch of grown men, if they're playing women, it's obviously suspicious, okay?"

"How could this possibly happen..."

Before Kogoro Mouri could even finish speaking, everyone's gaze shifted with Sonoko Suzuki's.

Finally, it fell on... Sano.

Sano, who had always advocated keeping a low profile during the investigation, observing quietly, gathering clues, and aiming for a decisive blow, couldn't help but twitch his lips and darken his face after becoming the center of attention: "Don't even think about it!"

"I will never cross-dress, not in my entire life. I'm warning you, don't you dare force me to swear!"

However, faced with Sano's attitude, everyone present was pleasantly surprised after keeping Sano's face and replacing other parts in their minds, such as his hair, makeup, and clothes.

If it were Sano, it might actually work!

"Senior~"

Sonoko Suzuki grinned and leaned closer, saying, "Why don't you give it a try? I guarantee it will look great."

The point is, freaking, whether it looks good or not!?

Sano's lips twitched violently. He had thought that Suzuki Sonoko would try to reason with him and persuade him with kind words, but instead she told him...

It will look great?

Could things get any more outrageous?

Conan, standing nearby, chuckled and said, "Sano-nii, I remember you said that your favorite way to solve cases is entrapment. What a great opportunity! Don't be modest and miss it!"

...This kid, he even dares to kick someone when they're down?

Sano placed a hand on Conan's large head, instantly making Conan realize that he had been a bit too complacent, and cold sweat began to pour down his face.

Unfortunately, before Sano could even speak, Inspector Megure had already rejected the suggestion.

...It's not that Inspector Megure thought there might be danger even if Sano were to act as bait; he just felt that a "woman" who was nearly 1.8 meters tall...

That's even more outrageous.

Putting aside the fact that the suspect's height has been confirmed to be around 1.5 meters, even if he were a man of average height, what would it be like to see a woman who is taller than him?

It's easy to get scared, isn't it?

In short, thanks to Inspector Megure's insistence, the case continued to be investigated... even though there was really nothing to investigate and it was all just a waste of time.

Seeing that the investigation was unlikely to end anytime soon, Sonoko Suzuki asked Kogoro Mouri for the car keys, saying she wanted to put the things she had bought in the car.

Then I'll go to the toilet.

Sano watched Suzuki Sonoko leave, then his gaze shifted to the untouched corpse.

Upon approaching the corpse, Sano began to examine it.

One of the key clues in this case is that the suspect is about 1.5 meters tall.

Sano sees this as a leading clue, so it should be viewed in reverse. However, among the four suspects, only two have a height that deviates significantly from the standard, and both are even taller than the standard, which is clearly not quite right.

If the real suspect is shorter than the victim, they might be able to mislead the victim by standing on something else, or by using something like a height-increasing insole.

If it's higher than the victim's level.

How can we make this thing even shorter?

If the crime scene were on a staircase, one could attack from the next step, but that's not the case. You can't attack with your legs bent, can you?

If the problem doesn't lie with the suspect, then it lies with the victim.

Ok?

Suddenly, Sano noticed something was wrong.

The victim's shoes appeared to be a little too small, as evidenced by the obvious wrinkles in his socks.

Having learned from the lesson of the details of the jewelry in the three victims' photos at the coffee shop, Sano paid even closer attention to details this time.

Therefore, it is not surprising that this was discovered.

"Xiao Lan!"

Sano turned around and waved to Ran Mouri: "Come here for a second."

"coming."

Ran Mouri sidled up to Sano.

After a brief murmur, Ran Mouri nodded in confirmation, and Sano nodded in agreement as well.

The key clues in this case have been revealed...

[Please ensure that Suzuki Sonoko survives within the mission time limit. Completion will earn you 100 enhancement points. Mission time remaining: 00:29:59]

The sudden assignment interrupted Sano's train of thought.

Sonoko Suzuki?

Why would the suspect target her?

Sano frowned in confusion. The suspect's real signal had been detected, but he still did not know the suspect's motive, which he speculated was related to the car accident.

Sonoko Suzuki doesn't even have a driver's license, so why was she targeted?

Wait, the car accident may be one of the factors, but it's not necessarily the whole story.

Considering the incorrect heights reported by the first three victims, and the shoes that were replaced for the fourth victim, Sano finally got the real answer.

He was driving while wearing platform shoes.

This is the suspect's true standard for taking action.

...Sano initially suspected it was something like high heels, but he had just confirmed with Ran Mouri that platform shoes are the standard for hot girls, and Sonoko Suzuki seemed to be wearing platform shoes today as well. She had just taken Kogoro Mouri's car keys to put something away, and if the suspect saw her, she might be misunderstood, which is why she became the suspect's target.

Haha, that's interesting.

Sano curled the corners of his mouth. Didn't Sonoko Suzuki say she was going to the bathroom just now?

Pulling up the map shows the location is there.

That saves you the trouble.

Sano turned and went to find Sonoko Suzuki, intending to protect her closely.

Seeing this, Conan, whose attention had been drawn back by Sano calling out to Ran Mouri, immediately came over: "Sano, did you discover something?"

"No."

Sano answered without hesitation and left without lingering.

He didn't give Conan a chance to ask any more questions.

...They must have discovered something but kept it to themselves.

Conan pursed his lips, feeling a little annoyed, but when he turned his head back and saw Ran Mouri, he smiled.

"Sister Ran, Sister Ran, what's up with Brother Sano who just called you?"

Ran Mouri looked at Conan and explained.

Conan immediately had a flash of inspiration and pieced together various clues on his own... Sano, that guy.

It's terrifying how quickly they were able to uncover the truth behind it all.

After grinning excitedly, Conan immediately told Inspector Megure and the others about his discovery, though ostensibly he said, "This is what Sano-nii-san told me."

"I see."

After his initial shock, Inspector Megure looked around and asked, "Where did Sano go now?"

"They must have gone to find evidence."

Conan said this.

"Find evidence?"

Inspector Megure was taken aback: "Does Sano already know who the murderer is, and all he needs is evidence?"

Chapter 382, ​​Chapter 381: I also really enjoy hitting people's heads (laughs)

Before Conan could answer, the police officers who had been assigned by Inspector Megure to investigate the background information of several "suspects" had already returned.

While running, he hurriedly shouted, "Officer, we have already checked. Of the four people, only Mr. Dingjin's son died in a car accident, and the one who hit and killed his son was none other than the deceased, Rinze Tae!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately understood who the real culprit was.

Just as Inspector Megure was about to arrange for the officers to find and arrest Ding Jin Fangxiong, Conan suddenly remembered the existence of Suzuki Sonoko. He immediately realized what was happening, his expression changed, and he shouted, "Oh no! That guy has probably set his sights on Sonoko and mistook her for a woman driving in platform shoes!"

"What!?"

Ran Mouri immediately took out her phone to call Sonoko Suzuki, but unfortunately...

No one answered.

"Go find it quickly!!"

Meanwhile, on the stairwell of the department store, Sonoko Suzuki was nervously looking around.

Sonoko Suzuki originally wanted to use the restroom on the fourth floor, but it turned out that the restroom on the fourth floor was under maintenance, so she had to go to the restroom on the eighth floor instead.

Unexpectedly, the department store experienced a power outage midway through the trip.

As a result, all the lights in the building, except for those in the underground parking garage, are now turned off, creating an eerie atmosphere.

Especially when she thought about this series of attacks and murders, Sonoko Suzuki became even more frightened.

In the end, she could only comfort herself—the murderer only targets hot girls, while Suzuki Sonoko is a well-bred lady from a respectable family, how could she possibly be targeted?

And then, unexpectedly, yet again...

When he turned around again, a figure was already standing in front of him.

Sonoko Suzuki's face turned deathly pale instantly. Before she could even scream, the already "battered" iron bat slammed into her head with a whooshing sound.

"clang!"